Kids N Co Dragons Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bridgwater for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1992, with 26 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Somerset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TA6 3QEWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 24 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly on arrival. They are eager to explore the exciting environment and well-prepared activities. For example, children start creating collages, selecting materials and independently using scissors. They enjoy mark making in dry sand, drawing shapes and letters. Children explore using magnifying glasses and explain how it makes things bigger. They happily come together for their morning circle time, where they enthusiastically join in with familiar songs and routines, such as counting how many children are present. Snack time is a very social event, with children sitting at tables with cloths. They gain good independence and physical skills as they pour their drinks, butter their crackers and chop their fruit. Children develop good manners and understand what is expected of them.
Staff plan well, using children's interests, so they become engrossed in the learning. For example, through their fascination with bugs, children use books to look at small creatures. They find out about bees laying and hatching their eggs and notice a wasp's stinger. Staff extend children's vocabulary, for example, naming a praying mantis. In addition, children learn how to use technology to gain information, such as zooming in to look at a spider's eyes. Children then thoroughly enjoy creating their own creatures out of clay.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop consistency in helping older children to manage and resolve conflict n help children to think of ways to solve problems and find out if they work, to extend their critical thinking even further.
- 24 May 2023Good
- 1 November 2017Good
- 4 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids N Co Dragons Playgroup
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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